Prenatal diagnosis and implications of microphthalmia and anophthalmia with a review of current ultrasound guidelines: two case reports

Prenatal diagnosis and implications of microphthalmia and anophthalmia with a review of current ultrasound guidelines: two case reports

Abstract Background Microphthalmia and anophthalmia are rare congenital fetal abnormalities. The combined incidence is estimated at 1 in 10,000 births. These two conditions arise from complex and incompletely understood genetic and/or environmental causes. Prenatal diagnosis is neither frequent nor...

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Main Authors: A. Searle, P. Shetty, S. J. Melov, T. I. Alahakoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Microphthalmia
Microphthalmos
Anophthalmia
Anophthalmos
Guidelines
Ultrasound
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1746-4

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